What a great article!
Thanks for bringing it to us. I am mostly new to this world and it is a retirement/avocation/speculation/gamble.

Sometimes, when I start thinking the collective world has lost its senses
there pops up an inspiring story like this. Please pass on to him from an old coot (62 & counting) to take a day once in a while to
"smell the roses." I remember my father telling me when I was around 10 or so to not be so anxious about how slow time was passing because the older you get the faster it passes. How true, how true. If one isn't careful
they can look up one day and wonder where it went. I used to be a 7-day work week type who loved what I did (software engineer - fancy name for a code cranker). I decided to retire from that life about 15 years ago and
do
other things. So glad I did - life can be so damn much fun!

A lot of the domainers from the forums I hang out at would do well to listen to this young man's words about development. Even if you are
looking for PPC income, develop something! A bit of good content can do wonders. Isn't the net supposed to be about information? I am working on
developing a network of .info's - pure information. Problem is I may not live long enough to complete
my projects and I wonder what will happen to them when I go 'belly
up'!

I went to Domain Roundtable with some reservations. I was excited
about meeting other domain portfolio holders, but I wasn't sure what
to expect from the ICANN and Verisign people there, the corporate
Intellectual property people, and the corporate attorneys. I was
pleasantly surprised by everyone I met. Chris Sheridan from Verisign
was hilarious during Domain Sponsor's casino night, and asked some
really sharp questions during presentations. Many of the attorneys
agreed that it was better to send "gentle cease and desist letters" or
even make informal contact with alleged cybersquatting domainers
rather than send the traditional "nasty" C&D letter.

M. Scott Donahey, who decided the first domain name case under the
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, acknowledged that
selling domains is now seen as a legitimate business use of a domain. While many domains are still deemed to have been "registered in bad
faith," it's no longer the case that holding a domain portfolio makes
you immediately suspect as a cybersquatter.

John Berryhill was almost the funniest lawyer there. (His sister is
Sue and his brother is Bill.) The two-part "Proactive vs. Reactive IP
Strategy" was spirited and entertaining. Bob Cumbow described
sending one of the very first nasty C&D emails (which had always been
paper documents in the past). He received an immediate response
pleading "Please don't sue me, I'm 11 years old."

I felt like the event was truly a roundtable. We all left
understanding each other better. I was glad to hear that future
roundtables will be held. I hope to be able to attend many of these.

I thought this was an incredible story not
only just because it was concerning women in the Tech marketplace
but also because these women have been so successful and even
though they had to put in hundreds of hours doing research and
fine tuning their skills and just trying to find out where they
could go and how far it will and can and will take them. The
simple fact that since most of the things are done on line and not
face to face which meant there were no gender lines to cross
especially appeals to me because although I am a male, I am a
black male and that means a lot even though it is not said out
loud.

So, it is nice to hear that there are still
things out there that we as a people and gender can do and get
involved in and still be a success at. I am willing to put
in the long hours and hard work that it will take to get me where
I need and want to go.

Thank you very much to the ladies that
contributed and gave up their time to tell us their story. It was
a pleasure to read.